Becker called the woman "very beautiful and sweet — just really lost," and said she was receiving addiction counseling.

"She was so tiny, and she looked very, very young," said Becker, adding that the woman appeared to be in her early 20s.

Becker said she had been scheduled to pick up the woman at 8 a.m. Thursday at a shopping center near the homeless camp, which is near the Laurel Park racetrack — to be assessed for in-patient treatment.

Water release from two area dams puts Laurel at risk for flooding. Rising water has closed the Route 1 bridge across the Patuxent River, and a state of emergency has been declared. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun video)

Following the release of water from the T. Howard Duckett Dam in Laurel and the Brighton Dam in Brookeville, Laurel Mayor Craig Moe has declared a state of emergency and recommended the evacuation of parts of the city.